AFL live scores: Fremantle Dockers take on Sydney Swans in blockbuster top-of-the-table clash
Mid-season clashes don’t get bigger than this as ladder-leading Fremantle host second-placed Sydney in front of a sellout Optus Stadium. Who could land a pre-finals blow? Follow all the action live!

Mid-season clashes don’t get bigger than this as ladder-leading Fremantle host second-placed Sydney in front of a sellout Optus Stadium.
The Dockers are hoping to rebound from a shock loss to GWS but will be without Hayden Young and Sean Darcy, who is being managed, with Mason Cox to return.
Sydney are hoping to get back on even keel with Fremantle and potentially take top spot, currently sitting four points and percentage behind them.
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Key events
42 mins ago - 09:07 PM
Match Report
46 mins ago - 09:03 PM
Early analysis
58 mins ago - 08:51 PM
100-point half leads Dockers to huge win
1 hour ago - 08:17 PM
Amiss gives Freo the lead!
1 hour ago - 08:09 PM
End of Q3 SYD 7.12 (54) FRE 6.16 (52)
1 hour ago - 07:50 PM
BOLTON LIGHTS UP OPTUS
2 hours ago - 07:35 PM
CLARK ENDS THE GOAL DROUGHT
2 hours ago - 07:19 PM
Half Time SYD 4.9 (33) FRE 0.11 (11)
3 hours ago - 06:43 PM
End of Q1 SYD 3.6 (24) FRE 0.5 (5)
3 hours ago - 06:34 PM
Umpires gift Swans a goal
4 hours ago - 05:48 PM
Longmuir explains Darcy call
4 hours ago - 05:36 PM
Justin Longmuir wants his midfield to lift
4 hours ago - 05:14 PM
No late changes
4 hours ago - 05:06 PM
Sydney coach Dean Cox speaks
4 hours ago - 04:58 PM
What’s on the line tonight?
5 hours ago - 04:44 PM
The Pavlich Cup
5 hours ago - 04:39 PM
Welcome
Jake Santa Maria is reporting live.
Half Time SYD 4.9 (33) FRE 0.11 (11)
Caiden Cleary has a mark inside 50 in the dying seconds but plays on and his snap is intercepted by Judd McVee. What a bizarre call.
Just one goals in the quarter to Tom Papley as the crowd absolutely let the umpires know about their efforts with huge boos ringing out as extra security guards come across. Swans are only plus one in free kicks.
Pat Voss played the final five minutes with his chest out and shirt ripped up, which the crowd enjoyed.
Shai Bolton looks incredibly sore as he spent the final few minutes on his haunches.
The stats are basically even across the ball with both teams recording 25 inside 50s but the big difference is the goal kicking with Freo on 11 straight behinds.
They desperately need someone to break the funk.
Brodie Grundy is dominating the ruck while Errol Gulden has 17 disposals while Tom Papley and Murphy Reid have five score involvements each.
10 straight behinds
Jye Amiss joins the behind list as his kick from 45 misses left.
SYD 4.9 (33) FRE 0.10 (10)
Papley ends the goal drought
Mason Cox is playing a legacy game up to five marks with four of them intercepts.
But his kicking is less good as the Swans get the turnover at half forward.
Errol Gulden fidns space and laces a wonderful kick to Tom Papley.
From the 45 it’s a great kick, and he brings out the bow and arrow.
SYD 4.9 (33) FRE 0.9 (9)
Eight straight behinds
Judd McVee with a brave kick into to the middle but it works as O’Meara goes to Clark finds Erasmus who breaks the tackle to hit Frederick on the 45.
But it’s a horror kick as it sneaks in for a behind.
Brave from Pearce
He comes off his man to take a huge intercept at half forward and hits up Murphye Reid, who’s up to his eighth touch in the quarter.
He finds Voss on the edge of 50 but he doesn’t have the distance as it’s spoiled over the line to make it SEVEN straight behinds for the Dockers.
SYD 3.6 (24) FRE 0.7 (7)
Swans just lick a tocuh slicker
Every time it looks like the Fremantle are out someone comes across with a spoil or a run-down tackle.
It’s also forcing the Dockers into multiple skill errors though again umpires aren’t helping after paying an advantage to Murphy Reid that isn’t there.
Back underway
Swans win the first clearance but the Dockers defend and the crowd are delighted as Jye Amiss wins a free kick for a hold off the ball.
Dockers lock it up inside 50 as Grundy and Jackson continue to battle with the Swan taking the spoils so far.
More on the Luke Ryan free
End of Q1 SYD 3.6 (24) FRE 0.5 (5)
And breathe..
And absolutely breathless first quarter sees the Swans leading by 19 points after Matthew Johnson’s effort after the siren falls well short.
Fremantle held goalless in a first quarter for the first time this year as the Swans probably should be further in front but missed some chances.
There have been some interesting umpiring calls which have gone down like a bag of sick with the crowd.
Swans do lead the free kick count 8-4 but the Dockers just haven’t been able to handle the Sydney pressure so far.
Papley had six touches three score involvements and a goal in a huge first quarter while James Rowbottom is up to 11 touches.
Swans with the first three
Jye Amiss from the goal sqaure is somehow spoiled and then his penalsied for a holding free before hand.
Swans go end to end with Tom Papley involved once again to add to his mega quarter.
He lowers the eyes to find Rowbottom who goes to Tom Hanily who converts from 40m out.
SYD 3.6 (24) FRE 0.5 (5)
